评估韩国海底通信电缆基础设施面临的威胁

IF 0.1 Q4 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
S. O’Malley
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摘要

海底通信电缆是韩国国家安全的重要基础设施。作为一个孤立的半岛国家,韩国依赖这些电缆作为其与国际社会的生命线。更重要的是,与联盟伙伴美国相比,韩国认为自己的关键电缆系统更少,也没有统一的方法来评估威胁和保护这一不可或缺的基础设施。本文使用设计基础威胁(DBT)框架,评估了韩国海底通信电缆基础设施在东北亚的威胁环境,并阐明了韩国政府在保护该基础设施方面的作用。为了实现这两个目标,本分析基于韩国的传统地缘政治条件以及朝鲜、中国、俄罗斯和日本等地区国家行为者的潜艇和网络能力,提供了威胁评估。结论表明,韩国的海底电缆面临着众多地缘政治威胁的风险,国家应更积极地参与保护这些重要的通信线路。
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Assessing Threats to South Korea’s Undersea Communications Cable Infrastructure
Undersea communications cables are critical infrastructure for the national security of South Korea. As an isolated, peninsular state, South Korea de-pends on these cables as its lifeline to the international community. Nonethe-less, compared to its alliance partner the United States, South Korea desig- nates fewer of its own cable systems as critical and has no uniform approach for assessing threats and protecting this indispensable infrastructure. Using a design basis threat (DBT) framework, this paper assesses the threat envi- ronment of Northeast Asia for South Korea’s undersea communications cable infrastructure, and clarifies the role of the South Korean state in protecting this infrastructure. In order to achieve these two goals, this analysis provides a threat assessment based upon South Korea’s traditional geopolitical conditions and the submarine and cyber capabilities of regional state actors—North Korea, China, Russia, and Japan. Conclusions suggest that South Korea’s undersea cables are at risk from numerous geopolitical threats and the state should participate more actively in protecting these vital lines of communica- tion.
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Korean Journal of International Studies
Korean Journal of International Studies INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS-
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